Hurrah! The Manchester gay celebrations are almost upon us. I do love a bit of Gay Crimbo. Celebrations, drinky-poos and music all crammed into the beloved gay village. I am, however, super aware that there are plenty of LGBT...
Read MoreManchester? Check. Lesbians? Check. Gangsters? Oh, go on then. Reading the blurb of this debut novel by Jules Grant, a former barrister from Manchester, is more than enough to pique my interest. Told through the eyes of Donna,...
Read More“This year we are bouncing back.” Joan Burnett, trustee of Liverpool Pride, means business. In 2015, the festival hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Due to a funding shortfall, much of it was cancelled as organisers...
Read MoreI’ve never been behind the scenes at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, and so it feels peculiar to be heading for the stage door. I’m meeting performer Kate O’Donnell to talk about her role as Feste in Shakespeare’s Twelfth...
Read MoreNorthern Soul’s Head Photographer, Chris Payne, was one of two photographers at the opening of Never Going Underground. He captured images of Sir Ian McKellen as he launched the exhibition at the People’s History...
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